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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1908)
A special band of music will give open air concerts at different points through out the city during the days of the cel ebration. Matched games of base ball will be played at the Albany liase ball grounds on the various days of the celebration. In addition to the magnificent pro gram of entertaining features arrang ed for by the 4th of July committee, there will be a patriotic program, argt the Honorable W. C. Hawley, who has just returned from a season of congres sional duty at Washington, will deliver the 4th of July Oration, after which a Grand concert will be rendered by the Elka band of Albany. The citizens of Albany have de termined to make memorable the cele bration of the 4th of July, this year. A committee of prominent business men ha* been at work for some weeks arranging for the special features which will mark the greatest celebra tion ever given in Albany. It in plan, ned to begin the celebration on Thurs A unique feature will tie a daring day, July 2nd. and to continue it until aerial ascension by a noted Wire Artist midnight of Saturday, July 4th. thus who will make a thrilling slide for life giving three full days fn the patriotic from the Uwer uf Linn county Court observance. House to the ground, traversing a There will be two days of horse Iistanee of over three hundred feet. racing at the Bailey race track which Every arrangement has been rustic Q, <s famed as one of the fastest tracks in -are fur and enlerta n the crowd, the Pacific Northwest. It is expect« which are exp-cled in Albany during •that the racing features will includ« this gigantic eelebrat.on. speedy entries from all sections of th< Magnificent displays of fire works Willamette Valley, and that two dayr will lx given each night of the eelebra- of rare sport to the many lovers o ion, amt a daylight display of Ja[«ne»c horse flesh will be the happy result. .'.re works, it la expected will tw secur- Patriotism, fun. excitement am entertainment will reign supreme from The celebration will l>e the occasion early morning until late at night during Tor a gran 1 reunion of the citiiena of the three days of the celebration. Linn county. There will be attractions of all kinds, The committee has arranged the including parades in which the Nation greatest ami moot tempting program of al Guard, the G. A. R., the Spanish entertainment am! amusement ever War Veterans Patriotic ami Benevolent «ttempted in this city, and every detail organizations, and other public butties .ias I een worked out, so that Altiany'a will take part. visitors are sure to have a royal good A Grand Show of prize stock ami s time on the great and glonuus Fourth. Baby show, in which will be enrolled Show your patriotism for the honor Oregon's fairest and moat valued pro and glory of the Old Flag! Join your duct the babies of Linn County. neighbors and let us make this the Competetive Drills under the au greatest celebration in the history of spices of Benevolent organizations. Albany. Band concerts each day and night, Excursion rates will lie in effect on ami a Royal procession headed by the all railway lines into Albany. Goddess of Liberty, Linn county's most twautiful ami popular young lady, who will be crowned Queen of the »«VAN CERTAIN OF NOMINATION Celebration at a special ceremonial in which the officers of the celebration will take part, at the conclusion of the Lincoln, Neb., June 13—It is ell over ceremonies, the Queen will hold a •t lienver but the shouting. William reception to which all are invited. J. Bryan in absolutely assured of the The B P. O. Band, of Albany, Democratic nomination. Thia in the arrayed in their magnificent new uni announcement of the Nebraska pub forms, will furnish music at all events. licity bureau maintained by the friends Albany will tie decorated during the of Itryan in his own atate. days of the celebration, with flags and Conventions have been held in all of bunting, and at night with streamers the (tales anti territories but ten. of electric lights forming brilliant The llryan liureau proclaims that 630 arches over the principal thorough delegates are already instructed for the fares. Nebraskan and that 67 others in states The committee in charge of the cele not bound by the unit rule have de bration has left nothing undone, ami clared their personal preferences for visitors can rely upon being royally him ami will give Bryan their votes. entertained. Ample provisions have Thia gives Bryan 607 votes, 25 more t>een made to take care of a large than will be required to nominate on crowd, ami every one will be sent home the first ballot under the two thirds declaring it to be the greatest event of rule. the year. The states, with Porter Rico in ad Special features in addition to the dition, which have yet to hold their racing will be a magnificent Venetian conventions, are: Water Carnival on the river in which Floriila, Tennessee, North Carolina, all the river crafts of thia section of Vermont. Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, the country will participate. Montana ami Colorado. There will be Boat races. Barge The Bryan bureau maintains that the races ami Tub races, l>e*idrs which Nebraskan will get a large majority of Acquatic experts will give exhibitions the 146 votes of these states. of skill and daring in water spurts and feats of dexterity in the handling of canoes and other water crafts. OREGON IS THE REST. The great Iturden of complaint from our sulwcrilwrs who du not pay their bills is th it they are hard up, ami three are the men who seem always unable to meet their olJigationa, so we must conclude that something beside the 'times la out of joint Some men have made great success at farming in thia glorious country from the puruu-ssion of qualities of energy, perseverance, iletermination and the ability to do the right thing at the right time. Still it is difficult t<? point out the qualities by which one can grasu and secure success while others fall down. There are real failures upon our farms which may arise from many cases Accidents, ill-luck or a mort gage may keep a man down for years, but there are so many opjxirtunlties in our new western life that it is not necessary to remain ruined jirrmanent- ly. Our meet successful farmers have waded through high waters, but the nan who lets c few strokes of misfor tune ruin him has not the qualifications to succeed in any country. We blame misfortune or ill-luck for many things that are but the consequence of our perversity. Very often what we call fate is only the consequence uf our uwn actions ami unluckiness, as a rule, is due to some hidden defect. We have farmers who are wholly in different as to whether they succeed or fall. They can endure anything, but they cannut rouse themselves to make an effort to resist the or comin t of what they call fate. They float with the tide, but will nut row a stroke against it A friend may try to assist them, but they cannot grasp the oppor tunity, and there are the fellows who are behind with their bills. They may ■ lie prudent, ¡xinstaking ami industri- i >us but they cannot rise from the slough, and keep sinking. We have always noticed that the men whe are the nxait successful farmers in this pioneer land Lave clamber«! over rough and rugged »«)». Well direct«! effort is an exacting nurse, but she raises fine examples of manhood. We are striving for results, and they are | worth the process. The environment of our moat successful farmers was rut altogether harmonious. They had trials and misfortunes, but they achieved in spite of them. There are other im practical people who fail because they refuse to recognize the necessary con ditions which fence a man in and are impatient to reach the goal without doing the necessary work which sjiella success.- lienver Field and Farm.